Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 95658

Construction: Stone

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Chris Law

Scottish National PartyDundee Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of natural stone and other low-carbon materials to reducing embodied carbon in the UK construction sector.

Answer

Chris McDonald
The department is currently developing policies that will help grow the market for low carbon industrial products, including green procurement and improved carbon accounting. The initial focus of these policies is steel, cement, and concrete products used...

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